Mass action “Antimaydana” gathered in Moscow tens of thousands of people – RIA Novosti

Mass action "Antimaydana" gathered in Moscow tens of thousands of people – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, February 21 – RIA Novosti. Saturday in Moscow hosted a mass rally movement “Antimaydan” based group of Russian volunteers, called on citizens to unite against external threats. According to official data of the Moscow police, in Saturday’s rally was attended by about 40 thousand people, which was several times larger than originally agreed with the Moscow authorities the application.

The procession within the campaign under the slogan “Year of the Maidan. Do not forget, do not Forgive me! ” started from the Pushkin Square: people followed by Petrovka to Revolution Square, where the scene was set for the meeting. Participants of the rally were carrying Russian flags, banners reading: “Do not forgive his brother’s murder,” “Today Maidan tomorrow the war?” “No Maidan!”, “Russia – vs. Maidana!” Many were ribbons.

Among the participants were representatives of various organizations and movements – a total of more than 100, – including “Officers of Russia”, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions, the environmental movement “Green”, Christian human rights center Russian Union of Youth, ethnic Russian Youth Union. Representatives of the Communist Party, “United Russia”, the Liberal Democratic Party.

From the stage to the audience asked the president of the motorcycle club “Night Wolves” Alexander Zaldostanov (“surgery”), one of the organizers of the movement “Antimaydan.” “In these days when there is a mobilization of all the enemies of Russia, I urge you to rally around the president of Russia, as we did then – in a difficult moment for the country, at a turning point – in Sevastopol and the Crimea”, – said from the podium ” Surgeon “.

” A year ago in Kiev was produced anti-state coup. From its consequences in Ukraine has already killed 50 thousand people, “- said publicist Nikolai Starikov, who became a member of the initiative group” Antimaydana. ” Participants of the rally chanted “Russia”, “Russia” Maidan “will not.”

For its part, the singer Victoria Cyganova, referring to the protesters, said that the result of “Maidan” become “a thousand dead, hundreds of thousands of wounded, maimed and destitute”.

At the meeting also made a singer Julia Chicherin, which was formerly a concert in Lugansk, for which, as she told the Kiev authorities declared it wanted to.

They came to the rally and mother died in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa. Speaking at the student shares from Crimea thanked Russia and all Russians for what happened in the Crimea, not the events that are taking place in Ukraine.

The march and rally ended without incident, law enforcement officers to ensure order during his conduct.

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